Artist:Edi Donald and the Transients

Edi Donald and the Transients are 6 piece band from Alice Springs, that formed late last year to bring the songs from Edi's EP "The Endless Shores of the Inland Sea" to the stage. With a wild arc of influences from gritty alternative markings to a lashing of operatic theatricality, from delicately woven electronic production to acoustic and folk world roots, the music of Edi Donald and the Transients carries a trans-genre cinematic epic-ness and that irrevocable quality of music both of and outside it’s time. The band is a collection of Alice Springs artistry, with cellist Isabelle Kirkbride, vocalist and kora player Rebecca Matthews, violinist and vocalist Claire Weiland, percussionist and drummer Shon Klose, bass, accordionist and ukulele player Svetlana Bunic, and singer/songwriter and guitarist Edi Donald. Edi is a rugged song-smith whose stunningly emotive voice and vivid lyricism embodies androgyny in the most unexpected combination fiercely and intentionally defying ...